55% of players find Eswatini on their first tap of a blank globe, which makes it the 66th hardest country to place of the 166 in the game. It is in Southern Africa, wedged between South Africa and Mozambique, and its capital is Lobamba. It is landlocked, with no coastline at all.
Eswatini sits between South Africa and Mozambique. South Africa accounts for 78.8% of the land border, Mozambique the other 21.2%. Those borders are all of it: Eswatini is landlocked, with no sea access.
| Neighbour | Share of land border | Can players find it? |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 78.8% | 88% find it |
| Mozambique | 21.2% | 47% find it |
Shares are measured from Natural Earth 1:50m country outlines, so treat them as proportions rather than surveyed distances. The find rates come from our own play data.
55% of players put their first tap on Eswatini when the game asks for it. The median player hovers for 6 seconds before daring a guess.
First guesses land an average of 398 km to the north of where Eswatini really is. The world's mental map has it drifting.
Those numbers come from over a quarter of a million real guesses in Borderline, a daily game where everyone gets the same five countries to find on a 3D globe.
Find today's five countriesfree, no signup, ~2 minutesEswatini is in Southern Africa, part of Africa. Its capital is Lobamba, and it borders 2 countries: South Africa, Mozambique.
South Africa, Mozambique. South Africa accounts for the largest share of the land border, about 78.8% of it.
Yes. Eswatini has no coastline, so every border it has is a land border.
Lobamba.
55% of players put their first tap inside Eswatini when asked to find it on a blank globe, and the median player waits 6 seconds before committing. Most people get there, but rarely instantly.
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